Misophonology (DISTRACTING SOUND & NOISE RAGE) with Jane Gregory
Forks on teeth. Lip smacking. Metal on metal. (Don’t worry, there are no sonic examples of triggers in this episode!) Why do some of us haaaate certain noises and other folks cannot comprehend how a s...
14 Elo 20241h 12min
Funology (YES, FUN) with Catherine Price
What exactly is “fun?” How will you know when you’re having it? Do introverts have special alone fun? Is it okay to seek fun in bleak times? Catherine Price is an award-winning journalist and author w...
7 Elo 20241h 28min
Neuroendocrinology (SEX & GENDER) Mega Encore with Daniel Pfau
It’s an updated mega-encore of one of my favorite episodes — with 2024 research — to learn: How many genders are there? How do you know if you’re queer? Is sexual orientation biological, and if so, ho...
31 Heinä 20242h 2min
Ambystomology (AXOLOTLS… AND LIMB REGROWTH?) with Jessica Whited
Feathery gills! Adorable smiles! Cultural icons! Habitat ecology! And superhuman limb regeneration? It’s an entire episode on axolotls. You either love these aquatic salamanders, or you’ve never heard...
24 Heinä 20241h 28min
Psychedeliology (HALLUCINOGENS) Part 2 with Charles Grob
Part 2 is here! It’s wall to wall listener questions about magic mushrooms, LSD, ayahuasca ceremonies, set and setting, how mushrooms go stale, decriminalization, strains and potencies, placebos, the ...
17 Heinä 20241h 6min
Psychedeliology (HALLUCINOGENS) Part 1 with Charles Grob
Magic mushrooms, LSD, ayahuasca ceremonies, DMT, ketamine: take a trip into the science and research of hallucinogens. Renowned psychiatry professor and psychedelics researcher Dr. Charles Grob of H...
11 Heinä 20241h 8min
Disability Sociology (DISABILITY PRIDE) with Guinevere Chambers
Sexuality and disability! Invisible illnesses! Airline frustrations! How many of us are disabled! July is Disability Pride Month, and professor, researcher, activist, and Disability Sociologist Guinev...
3 Heinä 20241h 35min
Puffinology (PUFFINS) with Jill Taylor
What exactly IS a puffin? Who are they related to? Are they disco birds? WHY are they so cute? Should you kiss one? Throw one? Are they in danger? Get up in a blanket burrow and listen to field resea...
27 Kesä 20241h 7min
